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Manafort Faces Renewed Scrutiny over $40M in ‘Suspicious Transactions’
President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort is facing renewed scrutiny after special counsel Robert Mueller resurrected a shelved federal investigation that previously identified $40 million in “suspicious transactions” to and from Manafort’s companies
FBI Faces Mounting Pressure over Failure to Act on Tip about School Shooter
The FBI’s admission that it failed to properly follow up on a tip about the Florida school shooter has drawn mounting criticism, including calls for the bureau’s boss to step down.
Special Counsel Investigating Trump’s Son-in-Law Kushner over Business Dealings
The special counsel team investigating whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election is now scrutinizing the president’s son-in-law and senior White House adviser, Jared Kushner, over his business dealings during the presidential transition.
Russian-Linked Bots Suspected of Sowing Divisions Immediately After Florida School Shooting
Suspected Russian-linked Twitter accounts pounced on the gun control debate just an hour after last week’s school shooting in Florida.
Ex-Border Patrol Agent Paints Unflattering Portrait of Agency’s Treatment of Migrants
Francisco Cantú’s memoir, “The Line Becomes a River,” chronicles the four years he spent as a Border Patrol agent in the deserts of the American southwest.
Read: 37-Page Indictment of Russians Interfering with U.S. Elections
The Justice Department on Friday announced the indictments of 13 Russians and three Russian groups accused of waging a sophisticated, covert propaganda campaign to help get Donald Trump elected.
Trump’s Tweetstorm about Russian Probe Draws Heavy Criticism from Democrats, GOP
Donald Trump’s weekend tweetstorm in which he slammed the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election caught heavy criticism from prominent Democrats and Republicans and former nation who are concerned about the president’s unwillingness to hold Russia accountable.
Former Trump Aide Gates to Testify Against Manafort in Forthcoming Plea Deal
Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates will plead guilty to charges related to fraud in exchange for testifying against his longtime business partner, Paul Manafort, in the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election.